Jordan makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 2 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
2 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
Wine of Jordan
Jordan's winemakers chase altitude and cool nights across high plateaus where Cabernet and Chardonnay battle the heat, producing wines of…
Northern Jordan
The high-altitude plateaus of northern Jordan produce wines of unexpected mineral grip and cool-climate restraint, where Cabernet and…
Where to spend the evening.
11 rooms across Jordan our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Pizza square
Pizza · Italian Style · Traditional — Amman
42
Sol Kitchen & Bar
Grill · Mediterranean · Middle Eastern — Amman
42
مطعم كوخ دابوق-Dabouq Cottage
Traditional · Middle Eastern — Dabouq
41
Souryana Restaurant and Café
Middle Eastern — Amman
41
مطعم الجبل
Grill · Traditional · Middle Eastern — Amman
41
Em Sherif Café Amman
Street Food · Middle Eastern — Amman
40
Habato_restaurant
Middle Eastern · Traditional — Amman
40
pasta restaurant مطعم باستا
Pasta · Italian Style · Mediterranean — Amman
40
مطعم زهور شفا السرو
Middle Eastern · Traditional — Amman
40
PEPPERS&CACTUS RESTAURANT
Traditional · Middle Eastern — Amman
40
AL RABUAH Restaurant
Grill · Traditional · Middle Eastern — Amman
40
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